Display-box



G. M. PORTER AND C. YARDUS KY.

DISPLAY BOX. APPLICATION FILED JUNE [5, 1917. RENEWED SEPT. 15. 1919-1,334;,259. Patented Mar. 16, 1920.

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DISPLAY BOX.

APPLICAT|0N FILED JUNE 15, 1917. RENEWED SEPT 15, 1919.

'1 ,334,259 Patented Mar. 16, 1920.

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DISPLAY BOX.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 15,1917. RENEWED SEPT. 15, I919. 1,334,259.

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64207196 .fl f. P0 rter flhcwi/ei ln'du 5713 ym ATTORNEY UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE M.-POBIER AND CHARLES YARDUSKY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOBS OFONE THIRD TO JOHN B. BROOKS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., AND TWO-THIRDS TO SAIDPORTER.

DISPLAY-BOX.

Application filed .Tuhe 15, 1917, Serial No. 174,977.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, GEORGE M. Pon'rnn, a citizen of the United Statesof America, and CHARLES YARDUSKY, a subject of the Russian Government,and residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of NewYork, have invented new and useful Improvements in Display-Boxes, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to display boxes and it has particular referenceto a display box which may be formed, by folding, from a properlyprepared blank of pasteboard or similar suitable material.

One object of the invention is to produce a display box which, whenfolded, Will afford complete protection for its contents, a snuglyfitting hinged cover being provided together with a dust guard whichwill cooperate therewith in two ways, namely, first to frictionallyretain the cover in closed position and secondly, to prevent theadmission of dust and the like, thereby maintaining the contents of thebox in a clean and sanitary condition.

A further object of the invention is to produce a simple and improvedconstruction whereby the hinged cover of the box will be provided withan opening having a transparent cover through which the contents may bedisplayed and inspected; a hinged iiapbeing provided in addition to saidcover for the purpose of overlying the same and protecting the openinghaving the transparent cover, said flap serving also as a medium onwhich advertising matter may be conspicuously printed.

A further object of the invention is to combine with the box having thehinged cover, a supporting strip which carries the flap overlying saidcover, said strip carrying also supporting means whereby the box may besupported in a tilted position, for the purpose of displaying thecontents as well as the advertising matter, said supporting means beingso constructed and arranged that, when folded for shipment, the saidsup-- porting means will occupy an out-of-the way position beneath thebox where it will occupy very little space.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved constructionwhereby the supporting strip carrying the hinged advertising flap andthe tilting means may be connected with the box without resortingSpecification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 16, 1920. Renewed September 15, 1919. Serial No. 324,001.

to the use of paste, cement or other connecting means.

A further object of the invention is to produce a construction wherebythe supporting means will be provided with latch members consisting oflugs or extensions that are adapted to be engaged with slits formed inthe body of the box thereby enabling the box to be securely assembledfor display purposes.

dVith these and other ends in view which will readily appear as thenature of the invention is better understood, the same conslsts 1n theimproved construction and novel arrangement and combination of partswhich will be hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed outin the claims. In the accompanying drawing has been illustrated a simpleand preferred form of the invention, it being, however, understood thatno limitation is necessarily made to the precise structural detailstherein exhibited, but that changes, alterations and modificationswithin the scope of the claims may be resorted to when desired.

In the drawings,-

Figure 1 is a plan view of a blank from which the improved box may beproduced by bending or folding. Y

F ig. 2 is a plan view showing the blank from which the supporting stripand the flap and tilting means associated therewith are formed.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the box in process of being folded.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing the box completely folded andshowing also the supporting strip and related parts in process of beingapplied thereto. Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken longitudinally throughthe complete box including the supporting strip and related parts,folded.

Fig. 6 is a transverse sectional view taken! on the line 6-6 in Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view showing the box tilted for the purpose ofdisplaying the contents thereof.

Fig. 8 is a plan view of a blank presenting a modified construction.

Fig. 9 is a horizontal sectional view of a box folded from the blankshown .in Fig. 8.

Corresponding parts in the several figures are denoted by likecharacters of reference.

The blank A from which the improved box is folded contains the materialfor form-- ing the top, bottom, sides and front and rear ends of thebox. Another blank B is provided which contains the materialconstituting the supporting strip, the attaching means for the same, thehinged top or advertising flap, and the tilting means.

The blank A from which the box proper is formed is scored or creased soas to facilitate the bending thereof on the proper lines and it includesthe bottom member 15, front and rear end walls 16, 17 hingedly connectedtherewith on the lines 18, 19, a dust guard 20 which is hingedlyconnected with the front wall member 16 on the line 21, a cover 22 whichis hingedly connected with the rear Wall member 17 on the line 23, sideguards 24 hingedly connected with the cover on the lines 25 and sidewall members 26 each connected hingedly with the bottom member 15 on aline 27 and each of said side wall members being doubled on the line 28and provided with a hinged flap 29 which hinges on the line 30. Inaddition, the blank A is provided with looking wings 31 that arehingedly connected with the front and rear wall members 16 and 17 on thelines 32, said wings being separated from the side guards 24 by slits orincisions 33, and likewise separated from the side wall members 26 andthe locking flaps 29 thereof by slits 34. The hinge lines 27 are eachprovided with a slit 35, the purpose of which will be hereinafter setforth, and the bottom portion 15 is provided with arouate slits 36forming tongues 37 which may be engaged with the locking flanges 29 forthe purpose of securing the latter in position in a manner which is wellknown and which has long been practised. The cover portion 22 isprovided with a cut-out portion forming an opening 38 of any desiredsize and shape to permit the contents of the box to be inspected, andthe contents of the box may be protected by a transparent cover 10 ofoil paper or the like which may be pasted or otherwise secured on thecover member 22 beneath the opening 38.

- The second blank B from which the supporting strip and related partsare formed comprises a supporting strip 41 which is of a size and shapecorresponding with that of the rear wall member 17 of the box inconnection with which it is to be used. Hingedly connected with thesupporting strip 41 on the line 42 is the top flap 43 which is adaptedto overlie the cover 22 of the box so as to form a complete protectionfor the sight opening 38 and for the trans-- parent cover 40 of saidsight opening. Hingedly connected with the lower edge of the supportingstrip 41 on the line 44 is a tilting member 45 having laterallyextending wings 46 which are hingedly connected therewith on the lines47 so that said arms may be folded upon the tilting member, between thelatter and the bottom member 15 of the box after the supporting stripand related parts have been assembled with the box as will be presentldescribed.

The wings 116 are offset in the direction of each other with respect tothe supporting strip 41, the tilting member 45 being of a width-slightlyless than that of the supporting strip, and the said wings are taperedin the direction of their free ends as shown and each of said wings hasa lug or projection 48 constituting a latch member which is adapted tobe placed in engagement with one of the slits 35 hereinbefore referredto. If necessary, the wings 16 may be bent or folded on the lines 49 inorder to enable said wings to be fitted snugly between the sides of thebox when folded. The supporting strip is provided at the ends thereofwith attaching flaps 5O hingedly connected therewith on the lines 51.

In folding the blanks A and 'B to produce the complete display box thefront and rear wall members 16. 17 of the blank A are bent upward on thelines 18, 19 and the locking wings 31 associated with said wall membersare bent in the direction of each other and overlapped. The side wallmembers are now bent on the lines 27, 28 so as to include the lockingwings between them and the locking flanges 29 are introduced beneath thetongues 37. In this manner the front and rear walls as well as the sidewalls are socured in perpendicular position with respect to the bottommember 15. The box may now be filled after which the dust guard 20 maybe folded down on the contents. The cover 22 is now folded down upon thedust guard and the contents of the box, the side guards 24 beingintroduced between the end edges of the dust guard and the inner facesof the side wall members, being thus held frictionally in a very secureposition. The attaching flaps 50 of the supporting strip 41 forming partof the blank B are now introduced between the outermost portions of theside wall members 26 and the proximate faces of the locking flaps 31until the supporting strip 41 contacts with the rear wall member of thebox: The flap 43 may now be folded down on the box cover 22 and thewings 46 may be folded on the tilting member 15 after which the latteris folded flat against the bottomof the box, thus producing in compactform a box which is ready for packing and shipment.

To arrange the box for display purposes the tilting member is folded outfrom the bottom member of the box and the wings 46 are now extendedbeneath the bottom of the box, the lugs or latch members 48 beingintroduced through the slits 35. It will be particularly observed that,owing to the fact that the wings 46 are offset in the direction of eachother, the top P/l;1* S of said wings will extend beneath th bottom ofthe box instead of adjacent to the wide thereof, thus enabling suchwings t assist the crushing pressure due to the weight of the boxinstead of imposing such pressure on the tilting member 45 alone, thebox being thus safely retained in a tilted position which is mostadvantageous for the purpose of displaying the contents thereof.

The tilting member has been shown as being provided with an extensionmember 55, hingedly connected therewith, and wh 1ch may be utilized forthe purpose of spacing apart the bottom edge portions of the wings 46.This flap however, may be dispensed with when desired.

When the box is tilted for the purpose of displaying the contents thetop flap 43 is lifted to the position shown in Fig. 7, thus not onlyuncovering the sight opening in the cover of the box proper, but alsodisplaying any advertising matter which may have been printed thereon.In connection with th1s 1t may be stated that advertising matter'of anykind may be printed on the top face of the cover member and also on theexternal faces of the side walls and the frdnt wall member of the box aswell as on the underside of the top flap which will be exposed to viewwhen the box is in displaying position. 'Particular stress is laid uponthe fact that these surfaces, which are the ones exposed to view whenthe box is-in displaying position may be printed at a single operation,it eing understood that the blank B is cut from the same stock as theblank A. This results in a decreased cost of production which is of nolittle consequence when a large number of articles are to be produced.

Instead of making the blanks A and B separate, as seen in Figs. 1 to 7inclusive, the said blanks may be combined in a single piece and cutfrom a single sheet of material. Under this construction, which isclearly shown in Figs. 8 and 9, one of the lockin wings 31 is joinedwith one of the attaching flaps 50, said wing and flap being hingedlyconnected on the line 60. In setting u the box from this modified blankwhich in Fig. 8 is designated by C, the wing and flap which are herespecially designated by 31, 50 are folded together on the line 60 andare simultaneously introduced between the two thicknesses of materialconstituting the proximate side wall of the box. In all other respectsthe construction is as hereinbefore shown and described. It will beevident that any advertising matter may be printed on the surfaces whichare principally exposed when the box is arranged for display purposes,by a single operation.

What is claimed, is

1. A display box, in combination with a supporting strip externallyoverlying the rear wall member, a top flap having hinged connection withthe supporting strip and adapted to overlie the coverof the box, and atilting member having hinged connection with the lower edge of thesupporting strip, said tilting member b o; tapering wings hingedlyconnected ti 11.

2. A display box, in combination with a supporting strip externallyoverlying the rear wall member, a top flap having hinged connection withthe supporting strip and adapted to overlie the cover of the box, atilting member having hinged connection with the lower edge of thesupporting strip, said tilting member having tapering wings hingedlyconnected therewith, and said wings being provided with latch lugs attheir outer extremities; the box being provided with slits in the hingelines between the bottom member and the side wall members for engagementwith said latch lugs.

3. A display box having side walls each consisting of two thicknesses ofmaterial spaced apart, in combination with a supporting strip of a sizeand shape corresponding with that of the rear wall of the box, attachingflaps hingedly connected with the sides of the supporting strip andintroduced between the two thicknesses constituting the side Walls ofthe box; and a tilting member hingedly connected with the supportingstrip.

4. A display box having side walls each consisting of two thicknesses ofmaterial spaced apart, in combination with a supporting strip of a sizeand shape corresponding with that of the rear wall of the box, attachingflaps hingedly connected with the sides of the supporting strip andintroduced between the twothicknesses constituting the side walls of thebox; and a tilting member hingedly connected with the supporting strip,said tilting member having wings hingedly connected therewith and offsetin the direction of each other with respect to the supporting strip andadapted to underlie the bottom of the box when extended to support thebox in tilted position.

5. A display box having side walls each composed of two thicknesses ofmaterial, a supporting strip contacting with the rear wall member of thebox and having attaching flaps extending between the outer thicknessesof material of the side walls of the box and the locking wings adjacentthereto, a top flap hingedly connected with the top edge of thesupporting strip and a tilting member hingedly connected with the bottomedge of the supporting strip.

6. A display box having side walls each composed of two thicknesses ofmaterial, a supporting strip contacting with the rear wall member of thebox and having attaching flaps extending between the outer thicknesses.of material of the side walls of the box and the locking wings adjacentthereto, a top flap hingedly connected with the top edge of'thesupporting strip and a tilting member hingedly connected with the bottomedge of the supportin strip, said tilting member having tapere win 5hingedly connected with the side edges t ereof and adapted to be foldedbetween the tilting member and the bottom of the box.

7. A display box having side walls each composed of two thicknesses ofmaterial, a

strip contacting with the rear supportin wall mem er of the box andhaving attaching flaps extendin between the outer thicknesses of materiaof the side walls of the box and the locking wings adjacent thereto,

a top flap hingedly connected with the top edge of the su porting stripand a tilting member hinged. y connected with the bottom edge of thesupporting strip, said tilting member having tapered wings hingedlyconnected with the side edges thereof and adapted to be folded betweenthe tilting member and the bottom of the box, said tiltin wings beingoffset in the direction of eac other so as to underlie the bottom of thebox when extended to support the box in tilted position.

In testimony whereof we afiix our signatures.

GEORGE M. PORTER. CHARLES YARDUSKY.

